“[Brad] got his hands on the script and he wanted to do it,” director David Ayer recently told Collider. “It was pretty straightforward. He read it and, I think, fell in love with the character. He read it fast. It all unfolded very quickly. He was ready for total immersion and he was ready to play this troubled, complex guy who outwardly doesn’t seem like the best guy. But then you get to know him and you start to understand the true loneliness of having other peoples’ lives in your hands. You’re responsible for people and have to keep them alive. And sometimes you’ve got to send them to their deaths while others live. He captures that darkness.”

Make sure to catch Fury when it hits theaters on November 14! And if you missed it, watch the official trailer right now!